The problem of IGT is that it isn't displayed in game. I reckon it would be much easier to decide which emulators are allowed rather than creating scripts for the runs

Is it really just number of enemies counted and not score related (damage/death/wingman excluded from the count)? Because I have an idea:

Just did a quick run getting all possible aces + some extra enemies and savestated at Fighter's Honor, crashed like 6 times while getting there. I then did 2 tries of the last mission: first time, only TGT. Got Lieutenant Colonel rank. Second time, I destroyed every single F-15 until I had 1 missile left, so ~40 aircraft (also used the gun). This time I got Lieutenant General. I wasn't paying much attention while getting to Fighter's Honor so I don't know exactly how many extra enemies I shot down, but not more than 15 total, that's for sure.

Fact is, since later targets rewards a lot more points than earlier enemies, is it possible to get Commander in Chief while starting the final level at rank Colonel? This way we could (if it's faster than the current strategy obviously) blitz the early part of the campaign, get to Colonel and farm F-15s at the end

Is Cuckoo's Nest worth playing to later fight less time-consuming enemies? It gives way more points than Rising High (55,5K to be exact)